Environmentalists Criticize EPA’s Support for Narrower PFAS Definition

December 5, 2025 Media Coverage

Inside PFAS Policy

Christopher Rendall-Jackson commented on the EPA's overall stance on the PFAS definition in Inside PFAS Policy's article "Environmentalists Criticize EPA’s Support for Narrower PFAS Definition."

Read the full Inside PFAS Policy article here. See Farella's related Perspective post here.

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